Staffing and recruiting in Colombia
Staffing and recruiting in Colombia
One partner to source, hire, employ and pay your team in Colombia. SILA runs the search, holds the employment relationship where you need it, and stays accountable once the team is live.
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- Statutory employer burden
- 30–50%
- Time to start
- 5–10 business days for an identified candidate
- Payroll currency
- COP
Colombia at a glance
How does staffing in Colombia work?
SILA recruits in Colombia, then employs the hire directly, through an employer of record, or on your own entity. Statutory employer burden is 30–50% of gross salary. Bilingual customer support lands at $1,271 to $3,019 per month, all in. A professional search takes 2 to 4 weeks. Last verified 2026-08-21.
- Coverage status
- SILA launch-ready
- Service fee assumption
- 15% blended, on salary plus burden
- Data last verified
- 2026-08-21
Roles SILA places in Colombia, with landed cost
Gross monthly salary, USD equivalent, before employer burden. Landed cost adds statutory employer burden and a blended service fee. Verified 2026-08-21.
| Role | Gross monthly salary | Monthly landed cost |
|---|---|---|
| Bilingual customer support | $850 to $1,750 | $1,271 to $3,019 |
| Software engineering | $3,300 to $8,100 | $4,934 to $13,972 |
| Accounting & finance | $1,300 to $3,250 | $1,943 to $5,606 |
| Executive & virtual assistants | $900 to $2,100 | $1,346 to $3,622 |
| Sales development | $1,000 to $2,500 | $1,495 to $4,313 |
| Healthcare back office | $1,000 to $2,400 | $1,495 to $4,140 |
How SILA staffs in Colombia
- Sourcing across Deep bilingual supply, especially in Medellín and Bogotá.
- Screening to a written standard, with the scorecard shared before you interview.
- Your choice of employment model, chosen for the outcome and reshaped as the operation evolves.
- Replacement cover and performance management after the start date, not just at placement.
- Coverage for Bilingual support & CX, Financial analysis, Software and QA engineering, Marketing operations and the wider role families in the table above.
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Staffing and recruiting in Colombia, answered
Sources and last verification
Last verified 2026-08-21. Every launch-ready statutory assumption resolves to the institution that administers the contribution or the labour code that creates the entitlement. Venezuela, Cuba and Haiti remain SILA feasibility-review markets: their employer cost is confirmed during the feasibility review, not published as a standard payroll benchmark.
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Ministerio de Salud y Protección SocialHealth (EPS) and pension employer contributions.
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Código Sustantivo del TrabajoPrima de servicios, cesantías and interest, transport allowance.
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SENAParafiscal contributions.
Machine-readable registry: latam-workforce-source-registry-2026.json
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Tell us the role and the headcount. You get a costed answer in writing, covering the employment model, the landed cost and what happens after the start date.
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